{
  "name": "China visa-free entry rules by nationality",
  "publisher": "Leapsun Partners Pte. Ltd.",
  "website": "https://chinavisacheck.com",
  "updated": "2026-09-29",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0, attribution to chinavisacheck.com",
  "scope": "Ordinary passports, mainland China",
  "policies": {
    "unilateral_30_day": {
      "stay_days": 30,
      "ports": "All ports open to foreigners",
      "countries": [
        {
          "country": "France",
          "iso2": "FR",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Netherlands",
          "iso2": "NL",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Belgium",
          "iso2": "BE",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Luxembourg",
          "iso2": "LU",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Germany",
          "iso2": "DE",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Switzerland",
          "iso2": "CH",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Austria",
          "iso2": "AT",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Liechtenstein",
          "iso2": "LI",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Andorra",
          "iso2": "AD",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Portugal",
          "iso2": "PT",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Spain",
          "iso2": "ES",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Monaco",
          "iso2": "MC",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Italy",
          "iso2": "IT",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Cyprus",
          "iso2": "CY",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Malta",
          "iso2": "MT",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Ireland",
          "iso2": "IE",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Iceland",
          "iso2": "IS",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Finland",
          "iso2": "FI",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Norway",
          "iso2": "NO",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Denmark",
          "iso2": "DK",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Estonia",
          "iso2": "EE",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Latvia",
          "iso2": "LV",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Greece",
          "iso2": "GR",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Bulgaria",
          "iso2": "BG",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Croatia",
          "iso2": "HR",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Hungary",
          "iso2": "HU",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Montenegro",
          "iso2": "ME",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "North Macedonia",
          "iso2": "MK",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Poland",
          "iso2": "PL",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Romania",
          "iso2": "RO",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Slovakia",
          "iso2": "SK",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Slovenia",
          "iso2": "SI",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Sweden",
          "iso2": "SE",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "United Kingdom",
          "iso2": "GB",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Canada",
          "iso2": "CA",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Australia",
          "iso2": "AU",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "New Zealand",
          "iso2": "NZ",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Japan",
          "iso2": "JP",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "South Korea",
          "iso2": "KR",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Brazil",
          "iso2": "BR",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Argentina",
          "iso2": "AR",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Chile",
          "iso2": "CL",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Peru",
          "iso2": "PE",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Uruguay",
          "iso2": "UY",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Saudi Arabia",
          "iso2": "SA",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Oman",
          "iso2": "OM",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Kuwait",
          "iso2": "KW",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Bahrain",
          "iso2": "BH",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Russia",
          "iso2": "RU",
          "valid_until": "2027-12-31"
        },
        {
          "country": "Brunei",
          "iso2": "BN",
          "valid_until": null
        }
      ]
    },
    "mutual_exemption": {
      "stay_days": "Usually 30 per entry",
      "countries": [
        {
          "country": "United Arab Emirates",
          "iso2": "AE"
        },
        {
          "country": "Georgia",
          "iso2": "GE"
        },
        {
          "country": "Kazakhstan",
          "iso2": "KZ"
        },
        {
          "country": "Qatar",
          "iso2": "QA"
        },
        {
          "country": "Maldives",
          "iso2": "MV"
        },
        {
          "country": "Thailand",
          "iso2": "TH"
        },
        {
          "country": "Singapore",
          "iso2": "SG"
        },
        {
          "country": "Malaysia",
          "iso2": "MY"
        },
        {
          "country": "Armenia",
          "iso2": "AM"
        },
        {
          "country": "Azerbaijan",
          "iso2": "AZ"
        },
        {
          "country": "Uzbekistan",
          "iso2": "UZ"
        },
        {
          "country": "San Marino",
          "iso2": "SM"
        },
        {
          "country": "Serbia",
          "iso2": "RS"
        },
        {
          "country": "Belarus",
          "iso2": "BY"
        },
        {
          "country": "Bosnia and Herzegovina",
          "iso2": "BA"
        },
        {
          "country": "Albania",
          "iso2": "AL"
        },
        {
          "country": "Bahamas",
          "iso2": "BS"
        },
        {
          "country": "Grenada",
          "iso2": "GD"
        },
        {
          "country": "Barbados",
          "iso2": "BB"
        },
        {
          "country": "Dominica",
          "iso2": "DM"
        },
        {
          "country": "Antigua and Barbuda",
          "iso2": "AG"
        },
        {
          "country": "Suriname",
          "iso2": "SR"
        },
        {
          "country": "Seychelles",
          "iso2": "SC"
        },
        {
          "country": "Mauritius",
          "iso2": "MU"
        },
        {
          "country": "Fiji",
          "iso2": "FJ"
        },
        {
          "country": "Tonga",
          "iso2": "TO"
        },
        {
          "country": "Samoa",
          "iso2": "WS"
        },
        {
          "country": "Solomon Islands",
          "iso2": "SB"
        },
        {
          "country": "Ecuador",
          "iso2": "EC"
        }
      ]
    },
    "transit_240_hour": {
      "stay_hours": 240,
      "ports": 65,
      "provinces": 24,
      "requirement": "Confirmed onward ticket to a third country or region",
      "countries": [
        {
          "country": "Austria",
          "iso2": "AT"
        },
        {
          "country": "Belgium",
          "iso2": "BE"
        },
        {
          "country": "Czech Republic",
          "iso2": "CZ"
        },
        {
          "country": "Denmark",
          "iso2": "DK"
        },
        {
          "country": "Estonia",
          "iso2": "EE"
        },
        {
          "country": "Finland",
          "iso2": "FI"
        },
        {
          "country": "France",
          "iso2": "FR"
        },
        {
          "country": "Germany",
          "iso2": "DE"
        },
        {
          "country": "Greece",
          "iso2": "GR"
        },
        {
          "country": "Hungary",
          "iso2": "HU"
        },
        {
          "country": "Iceland",
          "iso2": "IS"
        },
        {
          "country": "Italy",
          "iso2": "IT"
        },
        {
          "country": "Latvia",
          "iso2": "LV"
        },
        {
          "country": "Lithuania",
          "iso2": "LT"
        },
        {
          "country": "Luxembourg",
          "iso2": "LU"
        },
        {
          "country": "Malta",
          "iso2": "MT"
        },
        {
          "country": "Netherlands",
          "iso2": "NL"
        },
        {
          "country": "Poland",
          "iso2": "PL"
        },
        {
          "country": "Portugal",
          "iso2": "PT"
        },
        {
          "country": "Slovakia",
          "iso2": "SK"
        },
        {
          "country": "Slovenia",
          "iso2": "SI"
        },
        {
          "country": "Spain",
          "iso2": "ES"
        },
        {
          "country": "Sweden",
          "iso2": "SE"
        },
        {
          "country": "Switzerland",
          "iso2": "CH"
        },
        {
          "country": "Monaco",
          "iso2": "MC"
        },
        {
          "country": "Russia",
          "iso2": "RU"
        },
        {
          "country": "United Kingdom",
          "iso2": "GB"
        },
        {
          "country": "Ireland",
          "iso2": "IE"
        },
        {
          "country": "Cyprus",
          "iso2": "CY"
        },
        {
          "country": "Bulgaria",
          "iso2": "BG"
        },
        {
          "country": "Romania",
          "iso2": "RO"
        },
        {
          "country": "Ukraine",
          "iso2": "UA"
        },
        {
          "country": "Serbia",
          "iso2": "RS"
        },
        {
          "country": "Croatia",
          "iso2": "HR"
        },
        {
          "country": "Bosnia and Herzegovina",
          "iso2": "BA"
        },
        {
          "country": "Montenegro",
          "iso2": "ME"
        },
        {
          "country": "North Macedonia",
          "iso2": "MK"
        },
        {
          "country": "Albania",
          "iso2": "AL"
        },
        {
          "country": "Belarus",
          "iso2": "BY"
        },
        {
          "country": "Norway",
          "iso2": "NO"
        },
        {
          "country": "United States",
          "iso2": "US"
        },
        {
          "country": "Canada",
          "iso2": "CA"
        },
        {
          "country": "Brazil",
          "iso2": "BR"
        },
        {
          "country": "Mexico",
          "iso2": "MX"
        },
        {
          "country": "Argentina",
          "iso2": "AR"
        },
        {
          "country": "Chile",
          "iso2": "CL"
        },
        {
          "country": "Australia",
          "iso2": "AU"
        },
        {
          "country": "New Zealand",
          "iso2": "NZ"
        },
        {
          "country": "South Korea",
          "iso2": "KR"
        },
        {
          "country": "Japan",
          "iso2": "JP"
        },
        {
          "country": "Singapore",
          "iso2": "SG"
        },
        {
          "country": "Brunei",
          "iso2": "BN"
        },
        {
          "country": "United Arab Emirates",
          "iso2": "AE"
        },
        {
          "country": "Qatar",
          "iso2": "QA"
        },
        {
          "country": "Indonesia",
          "iso2": "ID"
        },
        {
          "country": "Vietnam",
          "iso2": "VN"
        },
        {
          "country": "Kyrgyzstan",
          "iso2": "KG"
        }
      ]
    },
    "hainan_30_day": {
      "stay_days": 30,
      "area": "Hainan Province only",
      "countries": [
        {
          "country": "Austria",
          "iso2": "AT"
        },
        {
          "country": "Belgium",
          "iso2": "BE"
        },
        {
          "country": "Czech Republic",
          "iso2": "CZ"
        },
        {
          "country": "Denmark",
          "iso2": "DK"
        },
        {
          "country": "Estonia",
          "iso2": "EE"
        },
        {
          "country": "Finland",
          "iso2": "FI"
        },
        {
          "country": "France",
          "iso2": "FR"
        },
        {
          "country": "Germany",
          "iso2": "DE"
        },
        {
          "country": "Greece",
          "iso2": "GR"
        },
        {
          "country": "Hungary",
          "iso2": "HU"
        },
        {
          "country": "Iceland",
          "iso2": "IS"
        },
        {
          "country": "Italy",
          "iso2": "IT"
        },
        {
          "country": "Latvia",
          "iso2": "LV"
        },
        {
          "country": "Lithuania",
          "iso2": "LT"
        },
        {
          "country": "Luxembourg",
          "iso2": "LU"
        },
        {
          "country": "Malta",
          "iso2": "MT"
        },
        {
          "country": "Netherlands",
          "iso2": "NL"
        },
        {
          "country": "Poland",
          "iso2": "PL"
        },
        {
          "country": "Portugal",
          "iso2": "PT"
        },
        {
          "country": "Slovakia",
          "iso2": "SK"
        },
        {
          "country": "Slovenia",
          "iso2": "SI"
        },
        {
          "country": "Spain",
          "iso2": "ES"
        },
        {
          "country": "Sweden",
          "iso2": "SE"
        },
        {
          "country": "Switzerland",
          "iso2": "CH"
        },
        {
          "country": "Monaco",
          "iso2": "MC"
        },
        {
          "country": "Russia",
          "iso2": "RU"
        },
        {
          "country": "United Kingdom",
          "iso2": "GB"
        },
        {
          "country": "Ireland",
          "iso2": "IE"
        },
        {
          "country": "Cyprus",
          "iso2": "CY"
        },
        {
          "country": "Bulgaria",
          "iso2": "BG"
        },
        {
          "country": "Romania",
          "iso2": "RO"
        },
        {
          "country": "Ukraine",
          "iso2": "UA"
        },
        {
          "country": "Serbia",
          "iso2": "RS"
        },
        {
          "country": "Croatia",
          "iso2": "HR"
        },
        {
          "country": "Bosnia and Herzegovina",
          "iso2": "BA"
        },
        {
          "country": "Montenegro",
          "iso2": "ME"
        },
        {
          "country": "North Macedonia",
          "iso2": "MK"
        },
        {
          "country": "Albania",
          "iso2": "AL"
        },
        {
          "country": "Belarus",
          "iso2": "BY"
        },
        {
          "country": "Norway",
          "iso2": "NO"
        },
        {
          "country": "United States",
          "iso2": "US"
        },
        {
          "country": "Canada",
          "iso2": "CA"
        },
        {
          "country": "Brazil",
          "iso2": "BR"
        },
        {
          "country": "Mexico",
          "iso2": "MX"
        },
        {
          "country": "Argentina",
          "iso2": "AR"
        },
        {
          "country": "Chile",
          "iso2": "CL"
        },
        {
          "country": "Australia",
          "iso2": "AU"
        },
        {
          "country": "New Zealand",
          "iso2": "NZ"
        },
        {
          "country": "South Korea",
          "iso2": "KR"
        },
        {
          "country": "Japan",
          "iso2": "JP"
        },
        {
          "country": "Singapore",
          "iso2": "SG"
        },
        {
          "country": "Brunei",
          "iso2": "BN"
        },
        {
          "country": "United Arab Emirates",
          "iso2": "AE"
        },
        {
          "country": "Qatar",
          "iso2": "QA"
        },
        {
          "country": "Indonesia",
          "iso2": "ID"
        },
        {
          "country": "Vietnam",
          "iso2": "VN"
        },
        {
          "country": "Kyrgyzstan",
          "iso2": "KG"
        },
        {
          "country": "Malaysia",
          "iso2": "MY"
        },
        {
          "country": "Thailand",
          "iso2": "TH"
        },
        {
          "country": "Kazakhstan",
          "iso2": "KZ"
        },
        {
          "country": "Philippines",
          "iso2": "PH"
        }
      ]
    },
    "airside_24_hour": {
      "applies_to": "All passports",
      "note": "Direct transit without leaving the airport"
    }
  },
  "sources": [
    "https://cs.mfa.gov.cn/gyls/lsgz/fwxx/202602/t20260215_11860470.shtml",
    "https://ca.china-embassy.gov.cn/lsyw/lszj/mqzc00/gbrjmq00/202501/t20250116_11535148.htm",
    "https://www.news.cn/20260820/5dc69b0a18a942f1aedc927f700b4deb/c.html",
    "https://cs.mfa.gov.cn/gyls/lsgz/fwxx/202504/t20250414_11594222.shtml"
  ]
}